Hundreds of thousands of drivers who got tickets in Missouri for running red light cameras are now getting a little bit of that money back.

Information on how to get a partial refund has been sent in the mail to drivers who paid fines.

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Kitty Wilson said she was visiting a client in the Northland in 2011 when she was ticketed for turning right and running a red light in Excelsior Springs.

Along with nearly 900,000 other drivers in Missouri, Wilson is now eligible to get 20 percent back from the fine she paid.

"I feel we should get it all back, actually. We're the ones who got the tickets for stupid reasons, whatever the reasons were, that wasn't our fault, apparently," she said. "So I think we should get it all back."

Kansas City started using red light cameras in 2009, but it stopped in November 2013 because of a legal challenge concerning whether the cameras were permissible under Missouri law. The Missouri Supreme Court has not yet ruled.

The company that operated the cameras, American Traffic Solutions, agreed to a settlement that included a 20 percent refund. The postcards that were mailed to drivers direct them to apply for the refund online.